The Arizona champion., 1887-03-05
Owen King, who wounded the man


 since in drunken row, causing the latter's death, was arrested about s miles from Williams on Saturday last by Deputy Sheriff Francis. The ac- cused was brought to Flagstaff and on Tuesday an examination was held be- fore Justice of the Peace Crothers on a charge of manslaughter. King was held in $500 bail to await the action of the grand jury.
 Completion of the new church is still delayed on account of the non arrival of glass for the windows.
 Col. Harry Reed came down from Holbrook on Wednesday to see his old friends and take look at opr rap idly growing town.
 Scribner's Magazine has at once ta- ken position with the best of our illus trated monthlies. The matter in 1t IS excellent and the price is cheaper than any of the contemporary publl- cations that takes rank with 1t. This ensures large circulation for the new magazine.
 Hiram White, farmer, who lives at Taylor, near Holbrook, Arizona, while riding in hls wagon on Saturday last, accidently discharged his shot gun and received terrible wound in tbe arm, the charge entering the forearm and passing out through the elboY joint. Dr. Robinson was called from this city on Monday last. Amputa- ton was found necessary and was sue cesSfully performed. Critic,
 A statement published in the Albu- querque Democrat, of Thursday, to the effect that Nathan Earth and Max Salzman had been arrested and sent to jail in default of bail, on charge of defrauding the widow of the late Maurice Earth, is fatly coniradicied by Mir. Salzman's brother, Jake, who IS in charge of Nathan Barth's store here. He says the whole story is a fabrication and as far as Max Salzman IS concerned be never had anything to do with tbe affairs that has led 10 the alleged trouble.
 Among the references given this week by the Arizona Central Bank will te topnd the name of Ellis Vain wright, Esq, of St. Louis, managing director of the Arizona Cattle Co. Mir. Walnwrlght has the confidence of all who know him and has built up for hi:nself an epylable reputation for conservatism and business sagacity His name used as a reference adds weight and reliabilities to any enter. prise, . tact which the citizens of Flagstaff will not be slow to appreci. ate.
 It will pay the tax payers of every county in Arizona to have law pass ell authorizing the boards of supervi. sors of the respective counties to ex. pend limited sum of money each year in publishing the resources of the respective counties. Each newspaper can be paid for a special issue quar. terly or semi annually, which issue should be devoted exclusively in giy- ing such information as the outside world desires. Fne adoption of the proposition by the legislature would do much in the matter of encouraging immigrstion.-Tucson Star.
 Dr. D. ]. Brannen has been conhn- ed to his rocna very sick, for the last few days, but hls numerous friends will be glad to learn that he IS i'm, proving and in a few days will be on his legs again and able to attend to his anxious patlents. The doctor was summoned to the railway accident al the Needles when he was already sick and ought not to have gone, but the necessities of the case induced him tc forego all personal considerations, and unfortunately his sense of profession al duty led to his contracting a bad attack of pneumonia.
 Hon. ". C.. Stewart is an enter, prising citizen of Flagstaff who doe, not let the grass grow under his feet He purchased the Wilcox propert, and has made a handsome building out of it for the use of the Bank O. Flagstaff and Is now laying down . plank sidewalk from the Bark build ing to the corner of Gold avenue anc from thence crossing 10 the post of flee corner. Mir. Stewart has consid erable stock interests in northern Ari zona and as an able lawyer and push ing business man he will always b. found pretty near the head oi the pro cession.
 Col. Harry Reed writing of his receu visit to Flagstaff, in the Apache Coun ty Critic says: "Flagstaf will hay, two leading roads diverging from it the Mineral Belt that is now on it march to Globe, in the southern par of the territory, trayersing the riches timber country in the southwest, and through a mineral district that vii pour its millions into the pockets c the miner and speculator. Also iron this point a branch will start neariy due north, which will at once con meet with the Utah Central, and senc out a spur that will convey excursion ists and the admirers of the wonder iul in nature to the grandest canon o the Colorado, about 70 miles iron Flagstaff. The people of Flagstaff ar enjoying the good promise of thei prospective greatness and they vii